The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services reports the 70th death in the county due to COVID-19.
The death reported today (Monday) is in the 80+ age group and marks the county’s 34th death in that age range.
A 18 year old Hannibal woman is being accused of making a false report of a crime this (Thursday) morning. According to the Hannibal Police Department Diontahja A. Washington reported she had been robbed at gun point by a man who had fled into a nearby residence. Police say they investigated the area and determined…
A Fulton man is recovering from moderate injuries following a one-car accident in Callaway County last (Sunday) night. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol accident report it happened on Route BB near County Road 484 when a vehicle driven by 52-year-old Tommy W. Shannon hit a deer that had entered the roadway. The collision caused…
A tractor trailer crash caused significant damage to a Columbia restaurant today. [Monday] The Columbia Fire Department responded a call for power lines down at Mugs Up restaurant at 603 Orange Street. The fire department reports the tractor trailer hit power lines, damaging the roof of the business. Mugs Up will be closed until the…
The Mexico School District is warning parents about a Tik Tok challenge working its way across the nation that challenges students to make bomb threats or school shooting threats on December 17th. In an email sent out today (Thursday) by the Mexico Public Schools Communications they say they are aware of the circulation of this…
The deer season in Missouri officially came to an end on January 15, and the Missouri Department of Conservation has released their final harvest numbers. Statewide, the number of deer taken is up from 2017 with a total of 290,341. In mid-Missouri, Audrain County hunters took 2,236 deer, Boone harvested 3,647, Callaway County was among…
